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Subject: Suggested Viewing from the NEWLINUX Collection

Over the years I have collected on a 64Gb USB Thumb-drive, many more than 1850 videos, that I believe are important for those that are new to Linux. They mostly cover computers, open source, Linux, networking and security.

I don't totally agree fully with the conclusions, content, interpretations or viewpoints presented within each and every one of them; but, I want to start sharing the information here. More to come.

Once upon a time, not too long ago, there was an excellent EzeeLinux dot Com site run by Joe Collins that focused on Open Source GNU/Linux Operating Systems. That site was affiliated with the now defunct FreedomPenguin dot Com site hosted by Matt Hartley.

Unfortunately, the EzeeLinux dot Com domain now goes to a site with vastly different interests. Many of the videos from the orginal site are mostly still available from the channel that Joe Collins still has on YouTube dot Com. Yet, items are often hard to find.

Below are listed some of the videos from that past that are suggested for Newcomers to Linux. Eventually I will be listing more individual selections. This is a work in progress, and only recently started.

There were 110 items listed as of 5 March 2025, with atleast 140 more yet to be added.

There were 120 items listed as of 13 March 2025, with atleast 130 more yet to be added.

Added 12 items on November 25, mostly new 2025 items. Still another 130 or so to be added.

Suggested Videos from Joe Collins @ EzeeLinux

  • Joe Collins @ EzeeLinux

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    • Table of Contents

    2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. 2026.

    Suggested Videos from Joe Collins @EzeeLinux

    with dated title, then link to video

    1. 2012-01-15_What_Is_A_Virtual_Machine
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmPY9nEFPMk

      2. 2014 Presentation Archives

    2. 2014-09-01_The_Linux_Test_2014
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr7UBvYz5lg

    3. 2014-09-05_How_To_Create_A_Virtual_Machine
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSYe8u2sdeo

      4. Return To Table of Contents

      2015 Presentation Archives

    4. 2015-01-18_Using_Synaptic_Package_Manager
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2beSmnO_lk

    5. 2015-03-22_Linux_is_Secure,_Easy_and_Free
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zruq0YnT2AU

    6. 2015-04-18_Linux_Tip_Making_Backups_with_Grsync
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nOojLe_CI0

    7. 2015-05-19_Linux_Tip_Using_Disks_To_Manage_Storage
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3gWmLK0Yv0

    8. 2015-05-20_Linux_Tip_Keep_It_Clean
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLD0ULN15iM

    9. 2015-07-07_Learning_the_Linux_File_System
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIXzJ3Rz9po

    10. 2015-08-10_Linux_Talk_Linux_Mint_Is_Taking_Over_The_World
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKhb8Y7zuis

    11. 2015-08-25_How_To_Create_a_VM_in_VirtualBox
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp1m9kMAfEk

    12. 2015-09-11_Linux_Tip_Setup_a_Simple_Firewall
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fsFZnNlV2E

    13. 2015-11-07 Linux_Talk_Full_System_Backups_and_Moving_Linux_from_Machine_to_Machine
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6TxtWGmDHg

    14. 2015-11-15_Linux_Talk_The_Dual_Boot_Deception
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9iX2qSfMhE

    15. 2015-12-14_Why_I_Don_t_Do_Windows
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrvKyR9DGUY

    16. 2015-12-22_Linux_Talk_How_I_Manage_Music_and_Video_in_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH0J14LBBO0

      17. Return To Table of Contents

      2016 Presentation Archives

    17. 2016-01-12_Linux_Tip_How_to_use_Htop
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw2ZUf0hTF8

    18. 2016-01-29_Linux_Talk_Linux_Memory_Management
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeujdYCRrYM

    19. 2016-02-25_Linux_Tip_Advanced_Drive_Partitioning_Schemes_for_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwqP_4vlOP4

    20. 2016-03-06_Is_Linux_Mint_Safe
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls08dZJRKVY

    21. 2016-04-11_Bash_Basics_Part_1_of_8_Access_and_Navigation
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH8Z9zeywq0

    22. 2016-04-11_Bash_Basics_Part_2_of_8_Creating_and_Editing_Text_FIles
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaJYuRgRQxg

    23. 2016-04-12_Bash_Basics_Part_3_of_8_Privileges_and_Permissions
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s23NqWKxOXk

    24. 2016-04-12_Bash_Basics_Part_4_of_8_Finding_Documentation_and_Files
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7V2-EBnR0

    25. 2016-04-13_Bash_Basics_Part_5_of_8_User_Accounts_and_Passwords
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVCf0cou6EU

    26. 2016-04-13_Bash_Basics_Part_6_of_8_Managing_Software
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNyJllHk2SA

    27. 2016-04-14_Bash_Basics_Part_7_of_8_System_Administration_Tools
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_21KZ3qKEI

    28. 2016-04-15_Bash_Basics_Part_8_of_8_Bash_Scripting
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57sp8Y0GL40

    29. 2016-04-30_Linux_Tip_How_To_Use_SSH_Remote_Login
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLyjnuWVqMk

    30. 2016-05-04_Linux_Tip_Create_and_Restore_Backups
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3N2N1wIa8

    31. 2016-05-23_How_to_Upgrade_or_Reload_Linux_while_Keeping_Your_Data
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui5jBdTIuyI

    32. 2016-05-26_Linux_Tip_Using_Keyboard_Shortcuts
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01bv91rl4Y

    33. 2016-06-09_An_Introduction_To_VirtualBox
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1dVhDYAv9E

    34. 2016-07-17_An_Introduction_To_Snap_Packages_for_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j40tNL3t4gw

    35. 2016-07-18_An_Introduction_to_AppImage_for_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAtS6XEwyQY

    36. 2016-08-12_What_s_The_Best_Linux_Distro_They_ALL_Suck
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6BQsNtHqM

    37. 2016-08-21_Linux_Tip_Don_t_Get_Ripped_Off
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NK5uNyTroY

    38. 2016-08-26_A_Look_At_SimpleScreenRecorder
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_JtUW2iC74

    39. 2016-09-16_Linux_Tip_My_Top_5_System_Tools
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCAjv6DCJBQ

    40. 2016-09-25_Linux_Tip_How_To_Create_A_Swap_File_
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXhcnoVPpHQ

    41. 2016-10-26_Anti-Virus_and_Firewall_Software_for_Linux_
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ofj2hBlo3Q

    42. 2016-11-07_Linux_Tip_Moving_to_a_New_home_
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCnEDML7Fk

      43. Return To Table of Contents

      2017 Presentation Archives

    43. 2017-01-21_Mr._Desktop_and_Mr._Server_Episode_5_Linux_Networking_and_Connect2SSH_
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-X3q6CmsKc

    44. 2017-01-23_Linux_Tip_Using_SFTP_and_Automating_Rsync
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUXmz5bPCaQ

    45. 2017-02-01_Useful_Linux_Applications_What_You_ll_Need_To_Get_Things_Done
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPTTwbTNDbg

    46. 2017-02-21_Linux_Tip_How_to_Customize_Your_BASH_Environment
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_vAFd7Uk5U

    47. 2017-03-02_Beginner_s_Guide_to_the_Bash_Terminal
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxuRxtrO2Ag

    48. 2017-04-02_Linux_Tip_How_to_Improve_Performance_for_VirtualBox_VMs
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gkb4LOY5Ng

    49. 2017-04-21_Linux_Talk_Deep_Dive_into_Backups,_Anacron_and_Automation
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KugNvKbbkAk

    50. 2017-04-29_Loving_Linux_Mint_18.1_Xfce
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYAIlDt4Gbw

    51. 2017-05-17_My_Frustration_with_Linux_Prognostication
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2mHDit3XlM

    52. 2017-05-30_Linux_File_Types_and_File_Permissions
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdgiYoOi0CY

    53. 2017-06-11_A_Look_at_Linux_Mint_18.2_Sonya_Cinnamon_Beta
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knM5WePA8Bw

    54. 2017-06-23_Why_Linux_Why_Linux_Mint
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE4SwkJ0Fys

    55. 2017-06-28_Linux_Tip_How_to_Add_a_Hard_Drive_to_a_Linux_System
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeR8Rk5LwWU

    56. 2017-07-22_The_Linux_Desktop_Demystified
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhNDlz8X2s

    57. 2017-08-12_Linux_Desktop_Roundup_A_Look_at_Five_Desktop_Environments
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBz5A-fqnb4

    58. 2017-09-03_Linux_Tip_The_Disk_Destroyer_How_to_Use_the_dd_Command
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BisJBC93sjQ

    59. 2017-09-11_Top_5_Mistakes_New_Linux_Users_Make
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoqxphFukTQ

    60. 2017-09-27_Linux_Tip_Install_VIrtualBox_Guest_Additions_from_TTY_in_Linux_VM
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GlG8GUPS5M

    61. 2017-11-14_The_EzeeLinux_Story_How_We_Got_Here
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNpLWa6uRJw

    62. 2017-11-15_First_Look_At_Linux_Mint_18.3_Sylvia_Beta
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPpJUUKYbiQ

    63. 2017-12-02_My_Thoughts_on_buying_Hardware_to_run_Linux_in_2018
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg7iksqKkes

    64. 2017-12-04_How_to_use_Timeshift_in_Linux_Mint_18.x
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh08GvrUivc

    65. 2017-12-18_Introduction_To_XBT_2.0_External_Backup_Tool_for_USB_Drives
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnmcZoFu1E

    66. 2017-12-22_Linux_Tip_3_Ways_to_Create_Bootable_USB_Sticks
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtnjPTWP7Ug

    67. 2017-12-29_EzeeLinux_Show_18.0_Linux_Grows_In_2017-Dual_Boots,_MS_Still_Evil
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oviSujqIshg

      68. Return To Table of Contents

      2018 Presentation Archives

    68. 2018-01-03_EzeeLinux_Show_18.1_Linux_Mint_18.3_Configuration
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dS5dXoBVog

    69. 2018-01-10_EzeeLinux_Show_18.2_Meltdown,_Spectre_and_Linux_Mint
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9uefgO7yak

    70. 2018-03-02_EzeeLinux_Show_18.11_PreShrink-VM_and_A_Look_At_MX_Linux_17
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF8ukDwEyt8

    71. 2018-04-02_EzeeLinux_Show_18.15_GNU_Midnight_Commander
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I9ArgVHmpY

    72. 2018-08-09_A_Beginner_s_Introduction_to_BASH_Shell_Scripting
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5ZegzieSQ

    73. 2018-09-03_A_Look_at_Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_Cindy
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiTDg-alKbo

    74. 2018-09-30_BASH_Environment_Aliases,_Functions_and_Scripts
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDyoNC33TY8_

      75. Return To Table of Contents

      2019 Presentation Archives

    75. 2019-03-21_The_Linux_Distributions_and_Applications_I_use_2019
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZFT0ZGqse8

    76. 2019-04-09_Linux_BASH_Shell_Script_Basics_Part_1
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k91lumNE2zU

    77. 2019-04-11_Linux_BASH_Shell_Script_Basics_Part_3
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aD59kA_P1M

    78. 2019-05-15_Introducing_BU_A_simple_USB_BackUp_tool_for_Debian,_Ubuntu_&_Linux_Mint
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZvAQYh20KU

    79. 2019-05-24_A_Look_at_Manjaro_2019
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzHGY6u37tI

    80. 2019-05-31_Stop_Hating_On_Linux_Mint
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szDHAeaqJD8

    81. 2019-07-29_Simple_SSH_Setup_for_Ubuntu_and_Linux_Mint
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjDmqIo-5i0

    82. 2019-08-02_Upgrading_to_Linux_Mint_19.2_Tina
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylVFZdzOhoE

    83. 2019-09-16_Linux_Terminal_Basics_2_Working_with_Files
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR6AOqk1YnQ

    84. 2019-10-14_A_Look_at_GNOME_Boxes_Virtualization_Software
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX2gcGRfKZc

      85. Return To Table of Contents

      2020 Presentation Archives

    85. 2020-02-07_Introduction_to_the_Ext4_File_System_for_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6kg2zeJ9do

    86. 2020-08-28_Linux_Mint_20_Revisited
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DREpOx4Az_c

      87. Return To Table of Contents

      2021 Presentation Archives

    87. 2021-09-13_So_You_Want_To_Learn_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRQUnR2_1as

    88. 2021-09-16_JC_s_Linux_Notes
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdMbNm-CG4M

    89. 2021-11-12 Do You Ubuntu? | The way we began back in 2009
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNLedgLUDlE

      90. Return To Table of Contents

      2022 Presentation Archives

    90. 2022-04-20_Upgrade_Ubuntu_Server_20.04_to_22.04
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8_cQa6AjSw

    91. 2022-04-22_Ubuntu_22.04_Jammy_Jellyfish_Desktop_First_Impressions
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTvW6CfZlpw

    92. 2022-08-07_First_Look-Linux_Mint_21_Vanessa
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRztNjZb-xw

      93. Return To Table of Contents

      2023 Presentation Archives

    93. 2023-01-04_New_SSDs_for_Old_PCs
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHEmgV08shU

    94. 2023-01-08_EzeeLinux_BASH_script_Bash_2023
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nnVoys7WSY

    95. 2023-01-09_Let_s_Write_A_Script_How_To_Create_BASH_Scripts_In_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG97VzMjfMg

    96. 2023-01-13_15_Years_on_YouTube
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW3wWjsaixo

    97. 2023-01-14_Should_I_Convert_Ext3_to_Ext4
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYiF3J54BHI

    98. 2023-01-28_Linux_fstab_File_Basics_What_you_need_to_know
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZrNtYj2wAI

    99. 2023-02-03_A_Look_at_SSH_in_and_SFTP_in_
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMHxgoAupkE

    100. 2023-02-20_How_to_Format_USB_Drives_in_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbKAAzy4N0

    101. 2023-02-20_How_to_Format_USB_Drives_in_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbKAAzy4N0

    102. 2023-02-21_Is_Ubuntu_22.04_Really_LTS_Ubuntu_Kernel_Weirdness
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkyQhfhf048

    103. 2023-02-26_No_Flatpak_for_Ubuntu_LMDE_5_Followup_Q_and_A
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWiU8Y-yQsg

    104. 2023-04-11_State_Of_The_Channel-April_2023
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeOGyYdczYE

    105. 2023-05-05_Refurbed_PC_Runs_Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_5_Like_A_Boss
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQWHOcc7o4Q

    106. 2023-05-07_How_To_Install_Linux_Mint_21.1_for_Someone_Else_OEM_Install
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0uY24H1o5k

    107. 2023-05-14_VirtualBox_Revisited_Creating_a_Virtual_Machine
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u28aKYBDYhY

    108. 2023-05-17_Why_is_Linux_So_Secure_File_Permissions_and_Groups
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKQt6KIoxYE

    109. 2023-05-22_Do_You_Need_A_Separate_home_Partition_for_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acgBqG5EI60

    110. 2023-06-12_A_Blind_Date_with_Debian_12_Bookworm
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvUiTijnu4

    111. 2023-06-14_Debian_12_Followup_Life_after_Ubuntu
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3q0UqItZjk

    112. 2023-07-02_Red_Hat_Drama,_Paying_for_Python_and_My_Linux_Desktop
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5CKxpLPpb4

    113. 2023-07-10_Hey_Ubuntu,_I_Don_t_Want_Your_Firefox_Snap
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLDQA2f1GM4

    114. 2023-07-18_Upgrading_to_Linux_Mint_21.2_Victoria
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuhG4y7vbVg

    115. 2023-09-29_Install_and_Setup_Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_6_Faye
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtTdstZx6JU

    116. 2023-10-13_Living_with_LMDE_6_and_Fooling_Around_with_VM_s
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqztrtI7cso

      117. Return To Table of Contents

      2024 Presentation Archives

    117. 2024-04-15_10_Years_of_EzeeLinux_A_Farewell_and_a_Look_Ahead
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btc_vjZ_3io

    118. 2024-06-25_Linux_Does_Not_Suck_2024_We_ve_Come_a_Long_Way,_Baby
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud5J1ts_rjg

    119. 2024-09-01_Creating_and_Managing_Digital_Music_Libraries_in_Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQXItZjkPdI

    120. 2024-10-12_Testing_My_New_Dell_Latitude_3300_Super_Slick_LMDE_6_Install
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9nUwIyAh60

      121. Return To Table of Contents

      2025 Presentation Archives

    121. 2025-03-31 Still Loving Linux in 2025! | Maintaining My Network of Linux Machines
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkgDuTcYiHY

    122. 2025-08-16 Linux Backup Strategies | Exploring the rsync Command
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOfWSj1feU8

    123. 2025-08-24 Linux Desktop Share hits 6%... Will Adobe finally Support Linux?
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDDfczZiXUg

    124. 2025-09-03 My Linux Journey 2025
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ022gOH2g0

    125. 2025-09-06 How to Install Linux Mint 22.2
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14QkRbddnp0

    126. 2025-09-13 Mind Blowing Super Cool Linux Commands
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYZUnx9yZKE

    127. 2025-09-24 Working with Linux Swap FIles
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nGMsYTnNrU

    128. 2025-09-27 Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 | Installation, Setup and Review
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIK1AVpKHQ

    129. 2025-10-02 How to Setup Separate Boot and Home Partitions for Linux Mint Debian Edition 7
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0GX-3jftSM

    130. 2025-10-22 I Installed LMDE 7 on my Main Machine! | Linux Mint Debian Edition Review
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr0ax54Yi2M

    131. 2025-10-25 Learning The Linux File System 2025
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9lCbFq8IPo

    132. 2025-11-08 Linux Mint Point & Click Install | No terminal allowed!
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Zb3jW32fk

    133. 2025-11-15 How Linux Boots
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjrAzulPsT4

    134. 2025-12-06 How To Find Help with Linux
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPuVSjPND44

    135. 2025-12-13 Give the Gift of Linux | Linux Mint OEM Install
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp7dSsR1hC8

      136. Return to Table of Contents

      2016 Presentation Archives

    136. 2026-01-17 Let's Upgrade to Linux Mint 22.3
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHgh4qRTXzU

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